Friday, March 18, 2011
Panic, chaos, disorder...my work here is done.
Ha! So yeah, here's the update to the remodeling project that has been a HUGE undertaking-
We completed the living room, the hallway, and Caden's room. Aaaaand, I decided that the red paint in the living room and hallways were too much for the dark wood flooring and the furniture. So, we started repainting too (I know the paint looks white in the pictures...trust me, with two boys, it is NOT white paint). I think I have truly annoyed my husband with the different directions in which I have taken our project. I've tried to explain that this is what doing projects with an A.D.D. person is like. He still loves me so, I'm guessing that if Brian and I can make it through these home improvement projects, we're good to go for the rest of our lives. :)
What I've learned about myself is the following:
*I can use a crowbar, hammer, mallet, and put in laminate like no one's business
*I can use a blade (I will *cut*. you. hahaha!)without cutting my arms all up
*I'm scared of messing up anything
*I have trouble completing projects thus prevents me from starting them even if they are truly good ideas...gotta work on the follow-through
*I would have made a good power lifter in school
*I'm still amazed with how precise measurement needs to be.
So, here are a few pictures as we're progressing. When all is said and done, I will post the final pictures.
Here is what it looks like with the red paint. Not really digging the color of the walls with the color of the floors.
Below you will see it with the new color (it's called Milestone and I dig it.) I think it looks better with the darker flooring. Brian finally admitted he thought so too. (My crazy self:1 Brian's logic: 0)
We completed the living room, the hallway, and Caden's room. Aaaaand, I decided that the red paint in the living room and hallways were too much for the dark wood flooring and the furniture. So, we started repainting too (I know the paint looks white in the pictures...trust me, with two boys, it is NOT white paint). I think I have truly annoyed my husband with the different directions in which I have taken our project. I've tried to explain that this is what doing projects with an A.D.D. person is like. He still loves me so, I'm guessing that if Brian and I can make it through these home improvement projects, we're good to go for the rest of our lives. :)
What I've learned about myself is the following:
*I can use a crowbar, hammer, mallet, and put in laminate like no one's business
*I can use a blade (I will *cut*. you. hahaha!)without cutting my arms all up
*I'm scared of messing up anything
*I have trouble completing projects thus prevents me from starting them even if they are truly good ideas...gotta work on the follow-through
*I would have made a good power lifter in school
*I'm still amazed with how precise measurement needs to be.
So, here are a few pictures as we're progressing. When all is said and done, I will post the final pictures.
Here is what it looks like with the red paint. Not really digging the color of the walls with the color of the floors.
Below you will see it with the new color (it's called Milestone and I dig it.) I think it looks better with the darker flooring. Brian finally admitted he thought so too. (My crazy self:1 Brian's logic: 0)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Remodeling Has Begun...
We have been dying to put wood floors in throughout the house for quite some time now. The ENT told us to get rid of our carpet because the boys' allergies are so bad and the carpet was making it worse by the day. We waited until our kids were potty trained and walking upright on their own before we started. It is exhausting and I wasn't even the person doing the hardest part of the manual labor. That would be B. He loves doing these kinds of things on his own. I can see why. The finished project is the goal line and he reached it.
We started with Caden's room first. It's separated from the other rooms by walls and linoleum in the entry way so, it was the easiest to start with anyway. Moving all of his toys, furniture, and books to the living room caused me to nearly hyperventilate. It was gut-wrenching to see things strewn around and blocking paths. Mind you, it was only for two days but still...
Well, it is done and it is gorgeous. I swear it's like the house has been given a small, but noticable, injection of Botox to its face. Awesome. So awesome. It seriously has changed the look of his room.
We will continue the process of re-flooring the house with Ethan's room, then the living room, and ending with the master bedroom and closet. I'm tired already just from thinking about it. It's not the actual process, but it's the whole I've-got-to-move-stuff-out-of-the-room-and-then-put-it-back deal. We'll deal. I cannot wait to post the finish product of the entire house. For now though, here are pictures before and after of Cade's room.
We started with Caden's room first. It's separated from the other rooms by walls and linoleum in the entry way so, it was the easiest to start with anyway. Moving all of his toys, furniture, and books to the living room caused me to nearly hyperventilate. It was gut-wrenching to see things strewn around and blocking paths. Mind you, it was only for two days but still...
Well, it is done and it is gorgeous. I swear it's like the house has been given a small, but noticable, injection of Botox to its face. Awesome. So awesome. It seriously has changed the look of his room.
We will continue the process of re-flooring the house with Ethan's room, then the living room, and ending with the master bedroom and closet. I'm tired already just from thinking about it. It's not the actual process, but it's the whole I've-got-to-move-stuff-out-of-the-room-and-then-put-it-back deal. We'll deal. I cannot wait to post the finish product of the entire house. For now though, here are pictures before and after of Cade's room.
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